Shizuoka Cancer Center, 
Shizuoka
Japan						                            
                            
						
 Case Report
												Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Perforation with Colonic Herniation
Following Hepatic Radiofrequency Ablation: A Case Report 						
Author(s): Yusuke  Yamamoto, Teiichi  Sugiura, Yukiyasu  Okamura, Takaaki  Ito, Ryo  Ashida, Yoshiyasu  Kato, Katsuhisa  Ohgi, Mihoko  Yamada, Rui  Sato, Takeshi  Aramaki and Katsuhiko  UesakaYusuke  Yamamoto, Teiichi  Sugiura, Yukiyasu  Okamura, Takaaki  Ito, Ryo  Ashida, Yoshiyasu  Kato, Katsuhisa  Ohgi, Mihoko  Yamada, Rui  Sato, Takeshi  Aramaki and Katsuhiko  Uesaka             
						
												
				 Background: Diaphragmatic hernia is a rare complication after hepatic radiofrequency ablation (RFA). We herein present a case of a patient who underwent laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic perforation with colonic herniation occurring 12 months after hepatic RFA.
Case presentation: An 80-year-old man underwent RFA under computed tomography guidance using a cool-tip radiofrequency probe with a short trans-thoracic root for hepatocellular carcinoma in segment VIII. Twelve months later, he developed a large amount of right pleural effusion and a right diaphragmatic hernia containing the colon and mesentery. After drainage of the right pleural effusion, the patient underwent laparoscopic repair of the diaphragmatic perforation with colonic herniation. Severe adhesion was noted between nearly the entire herniated colon and lung; however, we were.. Read More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/2165-7920.1000960 
																	  
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